lapidate
[ lap-i-deyt ]
/ ˈlæp ɪˌdeɪt /
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verb (used with object), lap·i·dat·ed, lap·i·dat·ing.
to pelt with stones.
to stone to death.
Nearby words
lapel mike, laperm, lapful, lapheld, lapidary, lapidate, lapides, lapidicolous, lapidify, lapillus, lapin
Origin of lapidate
Related forms
lap·i·da·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for lapidation
"Lapidation" is good; it is much more elegant than "stoning."
A Tramp Abroad, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)By the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation of a lame duck.
The Caxtons, Complete|Edward Bulwer-LyttonBy the way they passed a sward of green, on which sundry little boys were engaged upon the lapidation, or stoning, of a lame duck.
British Dictionary definitions for lapidation
lapidate
/ (ˈlæpɪˌdeɪt) /
verb (tr) literary
to pelt with stones
to kill by stoning
Derived Forms
lapidation, nounWord Origin for lapidate
C17: from Latin lapidāre, from lapis stone
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